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  <h1 class="Head">Resource Hierarchies</h1>
  <p class="Head">Resources are stored and displayed in the Workbench in hierarchies. Described below are the terms
  used when referring to resources that are stored and displayed in a hierarchical structure.</p>
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    <dt>Root</dt>
    <dd>The top level of the Workbench contents (in the file system).</dd>
    <dt>Parent resource</dt>
    <dd>Any resource that contains another resource. Only projects and folders can be parent resources.</dd>
    <dt>Child resource</dt>
    <dd>Any resource that is contained within another resource. Only files and folders can be child resources.</dd>
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  <p>Resource hierarchies are displayed in the Project Explorer view, which is one of the default views in the Resource
  perspective.</p>
  <h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3><a href="concepts-12.htm">Resources</a><br>
  <a href="../reference/ref-27.htm">Project Explorer view</a><br>
  <h3 class="related">Related Tasks</h3><a href="../tasks/tasks-46ag.htm">Finding a resource quickly</a><br>
  <a href="../tasks/tasks-48b.htm">Showing or hiding files in the Project Explorer view</a><br>
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